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Meaning of heroicize | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To make or depict as heroic.

transitive

Equivalents

Português heroicize

Examples

“A strong tendency to heroicize death prevailed in the nihilism of the Third Reich.”
“Professors of post-coloniality have⟳ a curious need⟳ to heroicize (and self-heroicize) and these Australians are no exception.”
“Societies heroicize soldiers during war to encourage⟳ young men to enlist and their families to support⟳ the war effort.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

heroicized heroicizes heroicizing heroify heroing heroinize

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